Lumber-truck.



P. w. KARGHES.

LUMBER TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED 11.20, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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WITNESSES:

M ATTORNEY.

F. W. KARGHES. LUMBER TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JAILZO, 1912.

1,036,636, Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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L J WITNESSES:

11v VENTOR.

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F. W. KARGHES.

LUMBER TRUCK.

APPLICATION mam) .mmo, 1912.

1,036,636. Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

WITNESSES: 12v VENTOR.

WQ W fled hf/farches' P. W. KARGHES.

LUMBER TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1912.

1 ,O36,636, Patented Aug. 2.7, 1912.

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WITNESSES: 1NVENTOR.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRED w. Kansans, or 1. Louis, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB To EIDE L GANLHL LUMBER comralw, or sr. Louis, itissouar, a coaromrioir or mssoum.

LUMBER-TRUCK.

Original application filed lli'ebruary 4,

Speeiflcationof Letters latent. Patented Aug. 27; 1912;

Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loni her-Trucks, of which the following is a full;

clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements'in lumber-trucks; and it chhsists in the facilitatin the novel details of construction more fully. set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 1s a side elevation of a motor-truck showing the liunber being loaded from the dead wagon; Fig.

2 is a side elevation of the motor-truck with lumber loaded; Fig. 3 is atop plan of themotor-truck, with lumber removed; Fi 4 is a top plan of one end of the motor-truck frame showing the roller over which the lumber travels and on which it finally rests, and showing also the guide-shield or buffer which directs the advancing lumber onto the roller; Fig. 5 is a side view of Fig 4;

Fig. 6 is a combined elevation and vertieal' cross-section onthe broken line 6-6 of I'llgn 4; Fig. 7 is an inside elevation'o'f the bearing for the spindle of the roller; Fig. 8 is a side view of Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a longitudinal edge view of the casting or bracket to which the stake-stirrups are secured; 10 is a top edge View of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 isa combined section and elevation of one end of the roller and spindle therefor; Fig. 12 isanend View Of Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a side view ofthe rear,

end of the motortruck'showing the shoebraces dropped to lowest position during thev unloading operation; Fig. It is a rear eleva tion of Fig. 13; and Fig. 15 is a horizontal section on the line 15-15 of Fig. 13.

The present is a divisionof the agpli'ce .-e ters Patent numbered 999,310, dated August 1, 19l1'for lumber truck loader, the sub ectmatter of the claims of which is directed to the load-binder. The present application is confined to the construction of the deliverytruck and contemplates the several objects and advantages fully stated therefor in the patent aforesaid, the primary object being of the loading and unloadingof the lum er. p I

In detail the invention may be described stakes S being insertedequivalent framemay answer the put me in view; The lZ-be'ams b are arranged ih pairs, the terminal web portions of the said -beamshaving secured thereto the side Wings 1 of the roller-bearings 2, said bearings supporting the terminal spindles 3 (if the pipe rollers 4 operating between the I-beams. The ends of the pipes 4 are provided with hollow bushings 5 (Fig; 11) having conical reduced terminals 5' projectin beyond the piping, said terminalshaving'opposite flat faces at one of which receives a set-screw 6 to initially hold the spindle 3 inserted into the bushing, the spindle being finally locked in place by a pin -7 inserted through registeringopenin'gs in the terminal 5- and spindle, between the.

faces m, m. The bushing 5'may be driven into .the pipe tor secured thereto iii-ah mechanical manner. The outer endso'f the spindles 3 terminate in square or portions 3 leaving shouldered for a p'urp'o'se presently to'appear. Secured to the otter faceof the web of preferably the forward member of each pair of I-beams, is the lat eral horizontal wing 8 of a vertical bracket 9 through which are passed the arins of the superposed stake-holders oi" stirrups 10, the

stirrups being-held in placeby nuts (Fig.

6) or equivalent -m'ec'han'1cal manner, the

. etween the stirl ps'and I-beams as showh.

of each pair of I.-be'ams g (or their equivalens is a shield or bu e r 11 made pref- )5 Located rearward (or on the loading side) may of two sections of Slitjnttil riveted together, the'lo'wer section being bolted to the frame members a, the edge of the upper section resting on the adjacent member 6, the crownhofthe shield being raised somewhat'above' the member 6. The shield attends substantially the full length at the roller 4, across the truck frame. Over the projection}?v of the roller spindle ir'iay be temporarily passed the socket of a crank or handle 12 during the ding' operation, after which the proj ection'receives the socket n Without the shield 11, thesaggin "Oi 'h. chain-anchor'13gafchain or band 151 ing passed around t e lumber L, the ends. of t e chain being secured ,to the opposite anchors '13. Hill ed to a pair of eye-bolts e 5 at the rear of t e motor-truck frame are p ops or supports 15 the lower free ends 0*- which terminate ,in shoes or runners 16 living] front upturned'ends (Figs. .13, .15)

d W on dropped to touch the ground are anchored by vchain's '17 to the truck-frame hi any suitable fastening means. When not in: service, the props 15 areswung up (Fig. and held in a raised position by the same ains. v

v The lumber n the-%ld is first de os'ited "on a' dead-.wagon' (Fig; .1) w ich isdrawn'from one pile; toja'nother until the entire load is depositedthereon, this method rmitting the mot-or-truck'to deliver: the end previously deposited thereon to the customer, builder or consumer; 'The dead wagon is likewise provided with- Tillers 4 gquippedwith crank-handles 12's e operation of'the loader may be described as follows :--Assuming that the dead wagon W has first been loaded in the yard, the empty moan-truck. is run into the ard -and'the "dead wagon moved up" to t 0 rear .of such truck' (Fig. 1). There upon the operator turns the crank 12' to}- impart rotation to the roller 4 "in proper directionto advance the load onto the motor.-

truck. The. advancing lumber runs over therollers 4 on the motor-truck frame, being assisted in such advanceby the rotation of the rollers 4 through the crank-handles 12 in the'hands of an. assistant. A handle maybe temporarily attached to a rollerspindle-wherever necessary-or desirable, as. uite obvious from the drawin Should are boards (in a small load of thln material) tend to sag'in front (see dotted position in F 1) and fail to pass-freely; over the ro fiers 4;, they will strike the buffer or shield 11, the inclination of which is such as to direct-the sagging board over the ridge or crown h of and shield, and onto, the roller. 4 as obvious from the drawing.

the board might strike the roller low the middle and thus failto ass freely over the roller. During the loa ing operation,'the props 15 are out of commission. After the lumber is loaded, 'the cranks 12' are removed, and in their place-the anchor-arms 13 are substituted, a chain 14 being secured to each pair of anchors as pointed 1n my patent aforesaid. "When the lum r= is to be disso char or unloaded fromthe motor-truck,

thee ains 14 are removed, and the props 15 are swun down (Fig. i2) so as to take the strain 0 the rear of thetruck due to the of the load of lumber 'thereover.

ing still is during the few moments-thepile drawn by animals according to the desire d f loaded, and shiel s inclmed to, the rollers mounted between the members'of the several v unloading, the"anchors 13 are refreshes moved, the cranks-12 are restored, and the rollers 4-are turned in the" opposlte direction.; The lumberthus is rolled backiintil the rear free end of the load drops on the grou nd, the load assuming an inclined posi- 70 tion such as 'shown'in the upper dotted view. in Fi 2. c When that happens, the: truck is wit drawn fromunderthe raised end of the lumber pile, thus allowing the front end such ile to dro "onto the Onnd (See fihs'm dbtted pile Fig. 2). I? thus running the truck from under the lumber, the shoes 16 are brought into requisition for then they act as Slelgh 'runners, and'prevent the props .15,frompenetrating the ground. 30

It will .be seen-from the foregoin .that themotrr-truck need riseylell'lbe outo commlssion or purposes 0 e 've an at, length of time.' The only tim e it iS St a I id Z is wheeled thereonto from the dead wagon, which latter is a permanent adjunct of the yard whei'e'the lumber is'piled. The dead wagon'may be a'motor wagon or of th'e dealer. Any. design of dead wa on may of course, beem loyed,

- ile s ifically referre' toasalumbertruck loa er, it, is obvious that other material may be handled, such-as. rails, sheet iron, and the like. To permit the rollers 4 to support the lumber after the same is once loaded, the tops of'the rollers must necessarily be above the tops of the I-beams 4, and the ridges or crowns-h of the shields 11 must be' depressed below' the rollers, The

[props '15 are independent of one another to allow for any unevenness of the ground to which they are dropped during the unloadin operation. 106

' aving descrihed invention, whatI claim is:- a r 1., In combination with a delivery-truck provided with a frame composed of longl tudinal side members, and cross members 110 arranged in pairs and spaced apart, rollers mountedbetween the members of the several pairs of cross-members and raisedabove v the same to sup ort the material being and to the adjacent 'crossmembers and rest-l. ing on the latter, the shields having disposed in planes above their lines of sup port on the cross members and below the 'ilp-f. per edges of the rollers. v

'2. In combination with a delive -truck provided with a frame composed 0 longi-J tudinal side members, and cross members arranged in pairs and spaced apart, rollerspairs of cross-members and raised above the} same to sup ort the material being.loaded and inclined shields secured to'thefraine and provided with crowns or ridges above the tops of adjacent cross-members and depressed below the upper edges of the rollers, the shields being spaced from the rollers and out of contacttherewith.

' 3. In combination with a delivery-truck Provided with a frame having cross memibeirs arranged in pairs, rollers mounted between the members constituting the pairsof cross-members brackets secured to the ends .of the sides of one of the members of each 10 .pair of cross-members, and stake-holders carried by the brackets"- 4. In combination with a delivery-truck provided with a frame composed of longitudinal side"cstfilicturaldfiiembers, and cross I-bearns arranged impairs and spacedapart,

rollers mounted bet-ween the membersof the of each pair of I-beams, and stake-holders carried by the brackets.

In testimony-whereof I aflix my signature, in presencemf-two witnesses. v

IFRED W. KARCHES. Witnesses:

EMIL STAREK, Jos. A. MICHEL. 

